Hooters of Murfreesboro touts unique menu and new location

MURFREESBORO – Along with moving to a new — and much larger — location, Hooters is sporting a new menu that is unique to Murfreesboro.

The Hooters girls in Murfreesboro are also sporting a new logo and their uniforms are different than other locations in Middle Tennessee, said general manager Kim Tsoumbos.

"We've also made it more of a family-oriented restaurant. It's not so much of just a bar anymore," said Tsoumbos, who opened the new location in May on Northwest Broad Street in the former Puleo's Grille location. "We would still like to keep the same regulars we had, but there's a lot more women coming in here and a lot more families coming in here."

With the larger venue, Tsoumbos said they've added a lot more televisions, including an 84-inch screen above the bar area.

"We also have a kids menu and it does have kid burgers, wings, boneless wings and a grilled-cheese sandwich," Tsoumbos. "And if the kids are loud, it doesn't matter becasaue everybody is loud."

The featured menu offers ribs and Tex-Mex nachos, along with Buffalo chicken dip, which was temporary but has been made a permanent item now, she said.

More wing flavors have been added, too, with a grand total of 17 choices.

For those who are interested in the bar, Hooters of Murfreesboro has doubled the draft beer selection.

"We have 20 draft beer options, so there's something for everybody," she said.

On the menu

Appetizers include chicken tenders (which can be tossed in your favorite wing sauce), quesadillas, fried pickles, burger sliders, and bacon-and-cheese-covered tater tots. Other favorites include the flavorful Buffalo platter that includes shrimp, wings and boneless chicken tossed in wing sauce, and the Buffalo chicken dip, which is melted cheese, shredded chicken and Buffalo sauce. Prices range from $5.99 to $14.99.

Hooters offers an array of greens, including the Buffalo-style chicken, shrimp and spinach, cobb and chicken Caesar. You can also add blackened mahi-mahi to any salad. Prices start at $8.99.

Half-pound burgers feature flavors such as the Western barbecue, caramelized onion-topped Texas melt, and the Baja with guacamole and salsa. Hooter's has a build-your-own-burger option, too. Prices start at $7.99.

Sandwiches on the menu include the smothered chicken with onions, peppers and mushrooms a Buffalo-style chicken, and the Hooters chicken strips tossed in wing sauce, topped with melted cheese and served on Texas toast. You can also get a shrimp po'boy, club and Philly cheesesteak. The newest menu items include a pulled-pork barbecue sandwich topped with onion straws and cole slaw and blackened mahi-mahi sandwich. Prices start at $7.99.

Also new on the menu are the ribs that can be slathered in a variety of wing sauces. Prices range from $12.99 for a half-rack or $18.99 for full.

But the crown jewel on the menu at Hooters is the wings. Choose from the original wings, which are breaded and tossed in sauce; the Daytona-style wings, which are finished on the grill; or the boneless wings. There are 17 wings sauces to choose from, too, including the newest ones: five-flame Triple Dog Dare and the Spicy Garlic, along with the two-flame General Tso's and Parmesan garlic. Prices range from $8.99 for 10 pieces to $37.99 for 50.

What to know?

All-you-can-eat wings are every Monday after 6 p.m. and c ost is $11.99 for boneless wings and $12.99 for traditional wings. Wingsdays are held every Wednesday, when you can get 10 boneless wings, fries and dressing for $6.99, and add $4 for all-you-can-eat version. Other specials are offered throughout the week on drinks.

Contact Nancy De Gennaro at 615-278-5148 or degennaro@dnj.com. Follow her on Twitter @DNJMama or blogs.dnj.com/wwmd.